aneverydaystory Readers Confess Biggest Kitchen Mistakes

Facebook commenter.Samantha Meyer:

I put Uncle Ben's 90-second rice in the microwave for 90 minutes. The microwave did not survive.

Facebook commenter.Rebecca Stacey White:

I would definitely do that.

Facebook commenter.Susan Mai:

I did not. Other mistakes include overcooked meat or too browned toast. Early in my relationship, my fiancé planned to fry a hot dog. He set the frying pan on high heat and left it on for several hot minutes. I walked into the kitchen as he moved to put the hot dog in the pan. The pan made a loud sound and the hot dog flew out, hitting the fridge faster than a rocket. I grabbed it off the floor before the dogs got it, because I did not want them to burn, and it was still cold. It seared on one side but remained cold enough that I broke it in half and gave each dog a share. I cook 99% of my meals now. We still laugh about that; it was almost a decade ago. Good times!

Facebook commenter.Stephanie Phillips:

I might do this for my kids as a science experiment.

Facebook commenter.Helen Muhly Roberts:

Covering balloons with melted chocolate made bowls. The chocolate got too hot; it popped, sending chocolate flying everywhere! I still found spots five years later.

Facebook commenter.Connie Knopp:

I cooked my first turkey and left the bag with the neck and gizzards in the hole.

Facebook commenter.Wilma Sliwiak:

I bought several new, expensive German knives. I was excited to use them! I did not notice until I finished slicing dinner. I cut my fingertips; they bled well! That was my lesson: I never cut myself again.

Facebook commenter.Janelle Stone:

When frying chicken (at age 10), I used powdered sugar instead of flour.

Facebook commenter.Kaynella Wallace:

I say, YUM!

Facebook commenter.Joanne Cannone Porter Tyndall:

I broiled a cake instead of baking it for 20 minutes, then turned the oven on. It erupted.

Facebook commenter.Laura Picchione:

I turned on the oven at my sister’s house without looking inside first. A Tupperware container was inside and melted!

She was not happy.

Facebook commenter.Joseph Grem:

I forgot I was boiling six eggs and went to mow our two acres. Egg splatter hit the ceiling, cabinets, and appliances, ruining our pan.

Facebook commenter.Heather Michaels Freeman:

I made corn casserole for Thanksgiving. I used two boxes of Jiffy Banana Bread instead of two boxes of Jiffy Corn Bread.

Facebook commenter.Wilma Sliwiak:

That was a true mistake. For some, that should have been their favorite side dish!

Facebook commenter.Jayne Hueske:

I mixed brown sugar and cayenne pepper in a chicken rub. It cleaned out every pore on your body.

Facebook commenter.Lisa Quan:

I thought I could pop popcorn in a regular pan with a lid and oil, never having tried it or seen it. First time away from home, I scorched and pitted the pan, ruining it.

A Facebook commenter wrote this.Desiree Brie Sam.:

I always turn on the wrong burner. I ruin many pots and shatter glass cooking pans.

A Facebook commenter wrote this.Ace Gomez.:

Putting hot glass on a cool surface. I learned a hard lesson!

A Facebook commenter wrote this.Carmen Yon.:

I roasted a Thanksgiving turkey too long, making it dry. Since it was the main dish for a party, I gave up. My husband carved the turkey and put it in a Pyrex dish. I heated three cups of turkey broth, poured it over the meat, and hoped someone else brought gravy. At dinner, taking the lid off the dish, I saw the meat had soaked up the broth and was perfect. Disaster avoided!